Recipe written for the Michigan Bean Commission by Chef/owner Frank Zamarripa of Latitudes Roadhouse in Howard City, Michigan

Ingredients:

• 2 cups White beans simmered in vegetable stock until past al dente
• 1 tablespoon Tahini
• 2 tablespoons Roasted garlic (reserve oil garlic was roasted in)
• 1 teaspoon Cumin
• Juice of a half of a lemon
• Salt and pepper to taste
• 1 tablespoon Extra virgin olive oil

Directions:

1. Strain beans of cooking liquid.
2. Mix all ingredients, reserving 1 tablespoon of the roasted garlic, in the bowl of a food processor. Pulse until smooth. Add salt and pepper to taste.
3. Top with served roasted garlic and oil garlic was roasted in.